029 – Application Security and Penetration Testing Insights from a Utilities Sector CISO

In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Manish Khera, a CISO at a major utilities company. Hear Manish’s thoughts on utility sector cybersecurity challenges and opportunities, the Biden administration’s 100-day electrical grid security plan, consultancy versus internal cybersecurity careers, the future of penetration testing, threat modeling success stories, and his 15-year-old daughter’s entrepreneurial ventures. They also share advice on how to build an application security champions program that builds harmony between development groups and AppSec.